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News about Metropolitan Museum of Art, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 15, 2015

Art museums across United States, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, are banning use of so-called 'selfie sticks' within their galleries; fear that long, pointy devices, used to enhance self-portraits on cameras and phones, could pose danger to collections and infringe on experience of other visitors. MORE

Feb. 2, 2015

Ben Ratliff reviews performance by various jazz bands throughout the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of Jazz & Colors event. MORE

Jan. 23, 2015

Jan. 13, 2015

Brian Seibert reviews performance by Indian dance troupe Nrityagram Dance Ensemble in Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur. MORE

Jan. 9, 2015

Roberta Smith Critic's Notebook remarks on diversity of works in Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit Reimagining Modernism: 1900-1950. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Nicholas Cullinan, 37, who was born in Connecticut but grew up in England, will be the 12th director in the gallery’s 158-year history. MORE

Dec. 26, 2014

Karen Rosenberg reviews exhibition Kimono: A Modern History at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Dec. 24, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art will no longer allow 18th-century Neapolitan creche donated by painter Loretta Hines Howard to be handled by her descendants, who have made holiday tradition of arranging figures at base of museum's Christmas tree; moves comes as shock to Howard's daughter and granddaughter, despite transition period of more than year. MORE

Dec. 24, 2014

Flurry of construction is underway on Madison Avenue and 75th Street, corner long dominated by Whitney Museum of American Art building, as Metropolitan Museum of Art prepares to take over facility; nearby buildings are being converted into large condo development, and reports have circulated that Apple may open store nearby; phenomenon is coming to be known as the 'Met effect.' MORE

Dec. 22, 2014

James R Oestreich reviews performance by pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Dec. 19, 2014

Dec. 19, 2014

Ken Johnson Critic's Notebook column looks at current exhibitions of two most celebrated examples of medieval Bibles; notes that Crusader Bible, made in Paris in 1240s and on view at Morgan Library & Museum, is vastly different from 12th-century tome Winchester Bible, which is on display at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Dec. 12, 2014

Nov. 23, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition Madame Cezanne brings together nearly every existing drawing, watercolor and painting that Paul Cezanne made of his wife Hortense Fiquet. MORE

Nov. 14, 2014

Ken Johnson reviews exhibit of paintings and drawings by Bartholomeus Spranger at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Nov. 9, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art will put sculpture of Adam by Venetian Renaissance master Tullio Lombardo on display, after more than a decade of painstaking restoration; sculpture fell from pedestal in 2002, breaking into hundreds of pieces; project took so long that there were rumors that statue was beyond repair; Met will also release videos of how sculpture was put back together, relying on radical approach to conservation. MORE

Nov. 6, 2014

New York City Investigation Dept report reveals so-called 'rent a vet' scheme among food vendors outside Metropolitan Museum of Art; some vendors were found to be exploiting 19th-century state law providing vendor licenses to disabled veterans; investigation revealed number of non-veteran food cart owners who paid disabled veterans to remain near cart and show specialized license if approached by law enforcement. MORE

Oct. 26, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Columbia University's Wallach Art Gallery and Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn are all featuring separate exhibits dedicated to culture of grieving; curators discuss change in American society that is now curious about the trappings of death and mourning. MORE

Oct. 24, 2014

Roberta Smith reviews exhibit Grand Design, featuring 19 large Renaissance tapestries designed by Pieter Coecke can Aelst, at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Oct. 20, 2014

Ben Ratliff Critic's Notebook submits that Ryoji Ikeda multimedia piece 'superposition,' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, used images from computer processing to suggest both beauty and limitations of technology. MORE

Oct. 19, 2014

Bereavement plays a part in several current museum exhibitions, on television shows and in films, and in fine art and music; Metropolitan Museum of Art's upcoming exhibit of mourning costumes features gown worn by Queen Alexandra of England in 1902. MORE

Oct. 17, 2014

Roberta Smith reviews exhibit Cubism: The Leonard A Lauder Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Oct. 12, 2014

Philanthropist and tycoon Leonard A Lauder shares stories about several Cubist works that are part of collection he has donated to Metropolitan Museum of Art; collection rivals those of major museums throughout world. MORE

Oct. 3, 2014

Karen Rosenberg reviews Thomas Hart Benton mural America Today, which is on exhibit in the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Sep. 19, 2014

Holland Cotter reviews exhibit Assyria to Iberia at the Dawn of the Classical Age at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Sep. 14, 2014

App City column on Metropolitan Museum of Art's official mobile application, designed to guide visitors around museum. MORE

Aug. 30, 2014

Vivien Schweitzer Critic's Notebook explores Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition The Sacred Lute: The Art of Ostad Elahi, which lauds life and work of musician and philosopher Ostad Elahi. MORE

Aug. 15, 2014

Martha Schwendener reviews Lucas Samaras: Offerings From a Restless Soul, at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Aug. 8, 2014

Anand Giridharadas Admit One column describes dream shared by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum of putting their collections online to be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere in world, and their attempts to carry plan out; notes while effort has led Brooklyn Museum to cultivate online presence closer to home, Met is reaching far afield. MORE

Jul. 30, 2014

Emily K Rafferty, first woman to be named president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will step down after 10 years in role and nearly four decades at institution; Rafferty is credited with financially shepherding museum through period of sustained growth. MORE

Jul. 26, 2014

Street vendors quickly fill available spots outside Metropolitan Museum of Art after officials extend construction zone on museum's plaza, effectively shrinking the space where licensed food carts are permitted to operate; New York City officials hope to set limits on the numbers of vendors in front of the museum before new plaza areas open on Sept 9. MORE

Jul. 6, 2014

Photographs taken by Garry Winogrand that were developed after his death by his friend and supporter John Szarkowski are being featured in latest retrospective of his work at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Jul. 4, 2014

Jun. 23, 2014

Zachary Woolfe reviews musical theater piece I Was Here Was I, by composer Kate Soper and librettist and director Nigel Maister, at Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur; piece is performed by ensemble Alarm Will Sound. MORE

Jun. 20, 2014

Karen Rosenberg reviews exhibit Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy -- Selections From the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Jun. 6, 2014

Ken Johnson reviews exhibit The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy: British Art and Design at Metropolitan Museum of Art. MORE

Jun. 4, 2014

Vivien Schweitzer reviews Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir performance of works by Arvo Part at Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur. MORE

May. 31, 2014

Anthony Tommasini reviews Giants Are Small production of H K Gruber opera Gloria--A Pig Tale, staged at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of the NY Phil Biennial. MORE

May. 20, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art is planning to rebuild its wing for Modern and contemporary art--possibly from scratch--to create new, showcase galleries for its expanded collection from those periods; planned new wing is part of the first comprehensive re-examination of museum's layout in 40 years; follows gift of Cubist artworks valued at more than $1 billion. MORE

May. 15, 2014

Beauty salon clients are requesting hairstyles seen on celebrity guests at Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute gala. MORE

May. 9, 2014

May. 8, 2014

Chart depicts selective look at who wore what at Metropolitan Museum of Art gala honoring late designer Charles James. MORE

May. 8, 2014

Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual costume gala kicks off closer look at work of late designer Charles James, visionary for his time whose work is appreciated by some but unknown to others. MORE

May. 8, 2014

Stream of celebrities converges at Top of the Standard in the meatpacking district for Metropolitan Museum of Art gala after-party. MORE

May. 6, 2014

Celebrities and fashionistas at Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute gala dress in formal wear in honor of designer Charles James and Vogue editor Anna Wintour MORE

May. 1, 2014

Charles James: Beyond Fashion, exhibition that will inaugurate the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute, gives a glimpse of museum's high-tech future; show features sophisticated animated video imagery illustrating the complex architecture of famous gowns and other garments by the celebrated costume designer. MORE